July 10, 2025- The celebration was well-earned. In December 2024, a major piece of legislation crossed the finish line when Congress approved FAST PASS legislation in the National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) for Fiscal Year 2025. The legislation passed by a vote of 281-140 in the House of Representatives and 85-14 in the Senate.
“This is a bipartisan victory for the medical supply chain,” HIDA President and CEO Matthew J. Rowan said at the time. “During the pandemic and the subsequent supply chain delays, healthcare distributors worked closely with ports and shippers to get critical medical products to patients and providers. We are eager to share best practices with the government that can be applied to supply chain bottlenecks in the future.”
The passage marked the culmination of three years of HIDA legislative advocacy to address shipping delays for medical products.
Repertoire Magazine reached out to several stakeholders who contributed to the legislation’s creation to better understand the conversations, obstacles, and framework, and what future med/surg related legislative efforts could look like in the future.
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